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Resilience in higher education students

A scoping review

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ID23345450
AuthorsMargo Brewer (0000-0001-9580-0390, Curtin University, corresponding author), Gisela van Kessel (0000-0002-6955-0727, University of South Australia), Brooke Sanderson (0000-0002-1453-1860, Curtin University), Fiona Naumann (0000-0002-5938-5035, Queensland University of Technology), Murray Lane (0000-0002-1571-030X, Student Success Group, Learning and Teaching Unit, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia), Alan Reubenson (0000-0002-0689-5090, Curtin University), Alice Carter (0000-0002-3783-1372, Curtin University)
Year2019
Volume38
Issue6
Pages1105-1120
Publication date2019-09-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHigher Education Research & Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0729-4360 • E-ISSN: 1469-8366
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07294360.2019.1626810
OpenAlexW2949701773
LanguageEN
Citations received79
References cited74

The health, wellbeing and employability of university students are key considerations within higher education. In response, interest in student resilience is on the rise. Reviews of contemporary resilience literature highlight both conceptual and methodological weaknesses, issues which hamper attempts to design effective resilience interventions. To inform the design of a student resilience program, to be piloted at three Australian universities, a scoping review of resilience specific to the higher education context was undertaken. Searches of three electronic databases (PsychINFO, CINAHL and ProQuest) were conducted. Seventy-two peer-reviewed articles published between 2007 and 2017 were included in the review. While the review reaffirms the conceptual and methodological issues found in previous resilience research, it provides a useful critique of key issues in relation to university student resilience and interventions to enhance students’ resilience. Recommendations for educators and researchers are provided.

CINAHL · Context (archaeology) · Engineering ethics · Medical education · Pedagogy · Psychological intervention · Resilience (materials science) · Applied Psychology · Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation · Engineering · Medicine · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Traumatic Brain Injury Research

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